In his op-ed, “Europe’s Regulatory War on Free Speech and American Innovation Must End,” Public Policy Solutions’ President Joe Grogan argues that the European Union’s expanding regulatory framework is increasingly targeting American technology companies while undermining free speech and innovation. He contends that sweeping rules such as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Digital Services Act (DSA), and other compliance-heavy directives impose costly requirements that disproportionately burden U.S. firms and restrict open online discourse. According to Grogan, these policies function less as consumer protections and more as protectionist tools that slow innovation and give European regulators broad authority over global digital platforms.
In his op-ed, Joe writes:
The evidence is everywhere. In Berlin earlier this month, a court ordered Elon Musk’s X platform to hand over data related to Hungarian elections, yet another example of European governments wielding “disinformation” enforcement as a bludgeon against free expression. This court order follows the recent EU €120 million fine against X under its Digital Services Act, a vague regulatory framework that gives Brussels unprecedented power to police online speech. President Donald Trump called out the fine, stating, “That’s a nasty one…I don’t think it’s right,” and he’s not alone. American lawmakers are waking up to what Europe has become: not a partner in defending freedom, but an exporter of authoritarianism dressed up as consumer protection.
Read the full op-ed at the Daily Caller.